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“Makeup can be so much more than meets the eye,” Tal Peleg writes, and she means that quite literally.

Plenty of makeup artists can deftly wing out black eyeliner with a flick of the wrist, but turning eyelids into canvases for miniature paintings requires a pretty unique skillset. Instead of hosting smokey eyes and cut creases, Peleg’s eyes serve as windows into the books, plays, films, and myths that we all know and love.

“Frozen”

“Moulin Rouge”

“Deadpool”

“The Wizard of Oz”

“Mary Poppins”

“The Princess Bride”

“The Sound of Music”

“The Giving Tree”

“The Shining”

“Pet Cemetery”

“The Moomins”

“Les Miserables”

“How to Train Your Dragon”

“The NeverEnding Story”

“Pandora’s Box”

“Big Hero 6”

“Little Red Riding Hood”

“Cinderella”

“The Diary of Anne Frank”

“Snow White”

Tal Peleg is pretty prolific in her scope, so if your favorite story didn’t make an appearance in this roundup, look for it on the artist’s Facebook and Instagram pages! Be sure to follow her for regular updates.